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Henry Purcell

The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629

Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano) · James Bowman (countertenor) · Mary Wells (soprano) · John Shirley-Quirk (bass) · Owen Brannigan (bass) · Charles Brett (countertenor) · Alfreda Hodgson (contralto) · Ian Partridge (tenor) · English Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) · Benjamin Britten · Ambrosian Opera Chorus · Sir Peter Pears · Norma Burrowes

Baroque34 Mvts. · 1 h 35 min

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Movements

  1. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1: SymphonyPreview unavailable
  2. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1: "Now the Night Is Chas'd Away"Preview unavailable
  3. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1: "Let the Fifes and the Clarions....Dance"Preview unavailable
  4. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1: "When a Cruel Long Winter"Preview unavailable
  5. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1: "Hail! Great Parent Of Us All" (Reprise)Preview unavailable
  6. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1: "Thus the Ever Grateful Spring"Preview unavailable
  7. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1: "Here's the Summer, Sprightly Gay"Preview unavailable
  8. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1: "See, My Many-Coloured Fields"Preview unavailable
  9. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1: "Next, Winter Comes Slowly, Pale"Preview unavailable
  10. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1: "Hail! Great Parent Of Us All"Preview unavailable
  11. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 2: Prelude..."Come, All Ye Songsters Of the Sky"Preview unavailable
  12. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 2: "The Songsters...May the God Of Wit Inspire"Preview unavailable
  13. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 2: "Echo...Now Join Your Warbling Voices All"Preview unavailable
  14. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 2: "Fill Up the Bowl"Preview unavailable
  15. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 2: "See, Even Night Herself Is Here"Preview unavailable
  16. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 2: "I Am Come To Lock All Fast"Preview unavailable
  17. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 2: "One Charming Night"Preview unavailable
  18. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 2: "Hush, No More"Preview unavailable
  19. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 2: Dance For the Followers Of NightPreview unavailable
  20. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 3: OverturePreview unavailable
  21. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 3: "If Love's a Sweet Passion...I Press Her Hand"Preview unavailable
  22. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 3: "O Let Me Weep, For Ever Weep"Preview unavailable
  23. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 3: "Now the Maids and the Men Are Making Of Hay"Preview unavailable
  24. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 3: A Dance Of HaymakersPreview unavailable
  25. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 3: "A Thousand, Thousand Ways"Preview unavailable
  26. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 3: Hornpipe and RondeauPreview unavailable
  27. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 4: SymphonyPreview unavailable
  28. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 4: "Hark! Hark the Echoing Air"Preview unavailable
  29. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 4: "Sure the Dull God Of Marriage"Preview unavailable
  30. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 4: "See, I Obey"Preview unavailable
  31. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 4: "Turn Then Thine Eyes"Preview unavailable
  32. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 4: "My Torch Indeed...They Shall Be As Happy"Preview unavailable
  33. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 4: ChaconnePreview unavailable
  34. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 4: "They Shall Be As Happy"Preview unavailable

Performers

Credits

Album
Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Dido & Aeneas
Label
Decca Music Group Ltd.
Recording year
2001

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